Bot traffic surpasses human web traffic for first time, Cloudflare data shows
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Summary
For the first time in internet history, bot traffic has surpassed human-generated web traffic, according to new data from cybersecurity firm Cloudflare. CEO Matthew Prince noted the milestone arrived faster than expected. Despite bots dominating overall traffic volume, humans still spend more total time online than bots do.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledWelp, that happened faster than I predicted
Bots have surpassed human users in generating web traffic for the first time in the history of the internet
But we still have the edge in time spent on the internet. Go, humanity?
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